Young Crab

Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans, either the Brachyura or various groups within the closely related Anomura, characterised by having a heavily armoured shell, their tail segments concealed under the body, the ability to run sideways, and the habit of hiding in rocky crevices. They do not form a single natural group or clade, but have convergently evolved multiple times from the ancestral decapod body plan through carcinisation, the process of creating this set of characteristics. As a group, they are thus polyphyletic, meaning they have multiple evolutionary origins.

young

Adjective

1. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
2. At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

Noun

1. Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

crab

Noun

1. Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
2. The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

Verb

1. To fish for crabs.
2. To ruin.